John H. Morrison

John H. Morrison, Ph.D.

Neuroscience and Behavior UnitCNPRC Director & Core Scientist

ProfessorDepartment of NeurologyUC Davis School of Medicine

Research Interest

Dr. Morrison’s research program focuses primarily on the neurobiology of aging and neurodegenerative disorders, particularly as they relate to cellular and synaptic organization of the cerebral cortex. His lab is developing a comprehensive model of synaptic health in the cerebral cortex and how molecular and structural deviations from this profile induced by age and endocrine disruption impact cognitive performance. Dr. Morrison is also investigating the degree to which age-related alterations in structural and molecular attributes of the synapse that lead to cognitive decline leave the brain vulnerable to Alzheimer’s Disease.

Education

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Department of Cell Biology and AnatomyPh.D., Neurobiology, 1979

Neurobiology of Aging

The CNPRC is an Organized Research Unit of the University of California, Davis and part of the National Primate Research Centers Program. The CNPRC mission is to improve human health and quality of life through support of exceptional nonhuman primate research programs.

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Programs of the California National Primate Research Center are supported in part by the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) of the National Institutes of Health through Award Number P51OD011107.